Summertime means it’s “Game On!” In this virtual summer camp, campers will be playing and analyzing all kinds of board and video games. Throughout the week, campers will also be applying what they’ve discovered about games to create a new board game prototype of their very own! Pop Culture Classroom is here from Denver to prove that games aren’t JUST fun. They also help develop critical and creative literacy skills. Experience ground-breaking educational programming centered around one of our very favorite summer pastimes: Games!

How will virtual summer camp work?

Campers and Instructors will meet twice per day on Zoom. During this time, campers will build community with one another and receive direct instruction. Password protected meetings will take place at 9:30am and 3:00pm for 1 – 1.5 hours per session, totaling no more than 3 hours per day. During this time, campers will also receive tasks to complete during off-camera hours to improve game design skills and work toward creating their own prototype.

In addition to Zoom, camps will also utilize Edmodo – an educational communication, collaboration, and coaching platform used and trusted by schools and parents all over the world. If desired, students can join our private and monitored camp group. Here, students can continue to build community and share work while not together on Zoom. Using Edmodo, campers will be able to:

• See tasks they may have missed if unable to attend a Zoom session
• Access additional resources posted by instructors
• Post questions, comments, or work-in-progress on a monitored message board
• Respond to others’ post